"According to a Duval County school discipline report, this is the third time Richardson is being punished for an incident involving his students. In March of 2008, he was suspended for paddling a student. Later that year, he was given a written reprimand for making a comment about a student being 'gay.'"

Brittany Littles, a local mom, told the station that Tuesday's diciplinary hearing, where Richards will face a possible 15-day unpaid suspension, is long overdue.

"Something should have happened the first time. It shouldn't have been an ongoing thing," Littles told WAWS.